| Postcode | ME16 8JP | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Maidstone | 
| Nearest station | Maidstone West (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Oakwood Park Grammar School (SE) Oakwood Park (E) The Poplars (SW) The Poplars (NE) Whitmore Street (SW) Whitmore Street (NE) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 10 View | 
| Known addresses | 1 Penny Cress Gardens, Maidstone 2 Penny Cress Gardens, Maidstone 4 Penny Cress Gardens, Maidstone 5 Penny Cress Gardens, Maidstone 7 Penny Cress Gardens, Maidstone 8 Penny Cress Gardens, Maidstone 9 Penny Cress Gardens, Maidstone | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.269222 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.499865 | |
| Easting | 574487 | |
| Northing | 155198 | |
| Grid reference | TQ744551 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 325595 5682733 | |
| what3words | hints.powder.refers | |
| FixPhrase | crimp magnitude starting truth | |
| Plus code | 9F327F9X+MW | |
| Altitude | 53 metres (173 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:35 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 14.5 KMs (9 miles) | 
| Parish | Maidstone, unparished area | E43000297 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Fant & Oakwood | E05015599 | 
| Local Authority District | Maidstone | E07000110 | 
| Local Authority | Kent | E10000016 | 
| County | Kent | E10000016 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Maidstone and Malling | E14001349 | 
| MP | Helen Grant | Conservative | 
| Police force | Kent | |
| Water company | South East Water | |
| Sewage company | Southern Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Mid Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | June 1999 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 26 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 9 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Maidstone | E63012591 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00123704 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Maidstone 008C | E01024367 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Maidstone 008C | E01024367 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Barming | E02005075 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Barming | E02005075 | 
| Travel to work area | Medway | E30000242 | 
| Average property price in Rochester | £326,833 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.1% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Penny Cress Gardens, Maidstone | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2023 | £540,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 2004 | £269,995 | |
| New build detached (freehold) | Apr 2000 | £187,750 | |
| 8 Penny Cress Gardens, Maidstone | Detached (freehold) | Feb 2022 | £580,000 | 
| New build detached (freehold) | May 2000 | £216,500 | |
| 7 Penny Cress Gardens, Maidstone | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2021 | £542,500 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 2013 | £370,000 | |
| New build detached (freehold) | Sep 2000 | £250,000 | |
| 9 Penny Cress Gardens, Maidstone | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2015 | £445,000 | 
| New build detached (freehold) | Jun 2000 | £249,750 | |
| 5 Penny Cress Gardens, Maidstone | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2014 | £362,500 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 2007 | £332,500 | |
| New build detached (freehold) | Mar 2000 | £199,950 | |
| 4 Penny Cress Gardens, Maidstone | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2002 | £291,000 | 
| New build detached (freehold) | Mar 2000 | £227,000 | |
| 1 Penny Cress Gardens, Maidstone | New build detached (freehold) | Aug 2000 | £229,950 |